Theory Construction as Disciplined Imagination
提出组织研究中的理论建构是一种受进化过程（类似人工选择）约束的想象力，理论质量取决于问题陈述的准确性、猜想数量与独立性、以及选择标准的多样性与数量。
The process of theory construction in organizational studies is portrayed as imagination disciplined by evolutionary processes analogous to artificial selection. The quality of theory produced is predicted to vary as a function of the accuracy and detail present in the problem statement that triggers theory building, the number of and independence among the conjectures that attempt to solve the problem, and the number and diversity of selection criteria used to test the conjectures. It is argued that interest is a substitute for validation during theory construction, middle range theories are a necessity if the process is to be kept manageable, and representations such as metaphors are inevitable, given the complexity of the subject matter.